Word: sharp
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...collector, Monet had a sharp eye. Though he never went to Japan, he befriended writers, curators and art dealers who did, and they steered him toward quality. His treasures, all hand-printed from wood blocks, encompass the best of ukiyo-e - "images of the floating world" of geishas, Kabuki actors and pleasure houses that flourished in 18th and 19th century Edo, as Tokyo was known. These include works by such giants as Utagawa Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai and Kitagawa Utamaro. Rarer still are the fierce battle scenes from the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-95 that Monet collected, as well...
...help explain the extensive indictment, announced Thursday at Camp Pendleton, California - four Marines charged with murder in the killing of 24 Iraqis, and another four officers charged with dereliction of duty for not relaying accurate information about the killings up the chain of command. The charges send a sharp message of zero tolerance for abuses of civilians to U.S. uniformed personnel in Iraq, but also to Iraqis, whose Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, had branded the incident as emblematic of a contempt for Iraqi civilian life on the part of U.S. forces. Altering that perception will certainly be critical...
This time of year is when you need to be most alert. Heavy retail activity through January brings out the crooks. Keep a sharp eye on your January bills, which may offer your first clues to a usurped identity. Check carefully for unauthorized charges...
...Kohl Center in Madison. The Crimson, winners of just one game in its first eight contests, took on a Badgers squad that had won 10 straight and was a perfect 7-0 at home. Streaking Wisconsin (11-2) bested Harvard 86-66 behind aggressive transition offense and sharp-shooting guards Janese Banks and Jolene Anderson, who were a combined 17-of-23 from the floor and scored 46 points. The Crimson (1-8) put forth its best total offensive effort of the season, but spotty zone defense in the first half led to three Wisconsin three-pointers in the first...
When he received his MBA 35 years ago, Hamermesh and his younger peers did not encounter sharp resistance from employers, he says...